DEME20002 – Supporting and caring for people with Dementia

Assessment 1  

Type: Case Study  

Due date: Wednesday 1st September 2021 5pm AEST (Week 7)  

Weighting: 60%

Length: 2000 words

Unit Coordinator:

Learning Outcomes Assessed 

3.   Devise therapeutic strategies and interventions for the care of people experiencing dementia.

4. Analyse the influence of historical factors on the psychological health and behaviour of a person with dementia.

Aim 

The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your understanding of the impact of a person’s life experiences – psychosocial and health – on their behaviour and how you can support the person to better manage their every-day living.

Instructions 

Select a case study from the unit Moodle site and follow the three steps below to complete your assessment:

Step 1. Introduction [250-350] – introduce your case study and tell the reader what you will be discussing, why you are discussing this person, and how you will present the discussion.

Step 2. Main Body (1300 -1500) of the case study

Step 2a. Present (introduce, describe and provide demographic details) a client who has a diagnosis of dementia.

Step 2b. Provide their life experiences - psychosocial and health history - that may be impacting their psychological health and behaviour.

Step 2c. You will identify and justify using the peer reviewed literature two suitable therapeutic interventions to support the person to better manage their everyday living.

Step 2d. Explain using the peer reviewed literature how you will evaluate the success of the interventions.

Step 3. Conclusion (250 – 350) Provide a summary of your discussion. 

Literature and references

In this assessment use at least 12 contemporary journal articles (<10 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Additional suitable references include textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing.

Requirements

1.   Include an introduction, body and conclusion.

2.   Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

3.   Include page numbers on each page in a footer.

4.   You should write in the third person.

5.   Use formal academic language.

6.   Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

7.   The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Resources

8.   You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

9.   We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Nursing and Midwifery Guide; Social Work and Community Services Guide.

10. We recommend you use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use EndNote is available at the CQUniversity Library website.

11. For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

12. Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Submission

Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site, in the Assessment portal in Microsoft Word format only. 

Marking Criteria 

Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned.